The American Wrestling Association (AWA) was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 until 1991. It was founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo.

The most successful wrestling company in the United States at the height of its popularity, the AWA filled massive stadiums like Chicago’s Soldier Field with fans clamoring to see old school greats like Nick Bockwinkel and Billy Robinson battling for the coveted AWA Title.

The AWA World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship and the highest ranked championship in the defunct American Wrestling Association (AWA). All AWA trademarks, including the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, are now owned by WWE.

2022年7月16日 · The American Wrestling Association was founded as part of a schism from the National Wrestling Alliance. Gagne wanted a title match with World Champion Pat O’Connor, but the NWA wasn’t biting. In response, Gagne and his business partner Wally Karbo convinced several midwest territories to break from the NWA and organized them in the AWA.

The American Wrestling Association (AWA) was an American promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1960 to 1991. It was owned and founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo. The territory was originally part of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) but …

Along with the WWA, the AWA offered a different brand of wrestling in comparison to the NWA, which had been around since 1948. The AWA based itself around much of the nation’ s top talent and offered some of the greatest professional wrestling of the era. Beginning in 1960, the AWA was formed after several promoters could not agree on who

2017年6月18日 · Verne Gagne was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler whose ambition led to him creating his own promotion, the American Wrestling Association (AWA) one of the biggest promotions in...

Pro Wrestling USA was a professional wrestling promotion in the United States in the mid-1980s. It was an attempt to unify various federations, including the American Wrestling Association (AWA), Jim Crockett Promotions and other members of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), against the national expansion of the World Wrestling Federation. [1]

There had been the matches between WWWF/WWF champion and NWA champion or AWA champion, but this was the only world heavyweight championship match between NWA and AWA ever. Interestingly, the champions had teamed up to face Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk on the day before the title match.

Other than SuperClash 1, this is the biggest and most-famous event that Pro Wrestling USA (NWA & AWA) ever held. The only problem is that it only aired on Japanese (WPW) TV. The first 4 matches...